What is the problem you are having with rclone?
Errors indicating something wrong is with dns:
2026/02/04 10:49:49 ERROR : something/something.jpg: error reading destination directory: read directory: ReadDirectory fetching directory: POST cached: https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/dir/content: Cannot send request (Post "https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/dir/content": dial tcp: lookup gateway.filen-6.net: no such host)
Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.
rclone v1.73.0
- os/version: arch (64 bit)
- os/kernel: 6.18.7-arch1-1 (x86_64)
- os/type: linux
- os/arch: amd64
- go/version: go1.25.6 X:nodwarf5
- go/linking: dynamic
- go/tags: none
Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)
Filen
The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)
rclone sync --check-first --transfers 19 --exclude '.*{/**,}' --delete-excluded /something/ filen:/backup/something
Please run 'rclone config redacted' and share the full output. If you get command not found, please make sure to update rclone.
[filen]
type = filen
email = XXX
password = XXX
api_key = XXX
A log from the command that you were trying to run with the -vv flag
It works unreliably, here is the problem with listing:
11:03 $ rclone lsd filen:
2026/02/04 11:03:52 CRITICAL: Failed to create file system for "filen:": failed to get base folder: GET cached: https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/user/baseFolder: Cannot send request (Get "https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/user/baseFolder": dial tcp: lookup gateway.filen-6.net: no such host)
11:03 ?1 $ rclone lsd -vv filen:
2026/02/04 11:04:39 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "--interactive" "--metadata" "--refresh-times" "--progress" "lsd" "-vv" "filen:"]
2026/02/04 11:04:39 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "filen:"
2026/02/04 11:04:39 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/XXX/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2026/02/04 11:04:39 CRITICAL: Failed to create file system for "filen:": POST cached: https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/auth/info: Cannot send request (Post "https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/auth/info": dial tcp: lookup gateway.filen-6.net: no such host)
11:04 ?1 $ rclone lsd -vv filen:
2026/02/04 11:04:45 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "--interactive" "--metadata" "--refresh-times" "--progress" "lsd" "-vv" "filen:"]
2026/02/04 11:04:45 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "filen:"
2026/02/04 11:04:45 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/XXX/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2026/02/04 11:04:46 ERROR : error listing: ReadDirectory fetching directory: POST cached: https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/dir/content: Cannot send request (Post "https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/dir/content": dial tcp: lookup gateway.filen-6.net: no such host)
Transferred: 0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Errors: 2 (retrying may help)
Elapsed time: 0.0s
2026/02/04 11:04:46 DEBUG : 7 go routines active
2026/02/04 11:04:46 NOTICE: Failed to lsd with 2 errors: last error was: ReadDirectory fetching directory: POST cached: https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/dir/content: Cannot send request (Post "https://gateway.filen-6.net/v3/dir/content": dial tcp: lookup gateway.filen-6.net: no such host)
11:04 ?1 $ rclone lsd -vv filen:
2026/02/04 11:04:52 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "--interactive" "--metadata" "--refresh-times" "--progress" "lsd" "-vv" "filen:"]
2026/02/04 11:04:52 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "filen:"
2026/02/04 11:04:52 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/XXX/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
[[[ ACTUAL DIRECTORIES, REDACTED ]]]
Transferred: 0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Checks: 0 / 0, -, Listed 13
Elapsed time: 0.0s
2026/02/04 11:04:53 DEBUG : 7 go routines active
